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A Retrospect Of The Past, By One Of The Craft.
herwith alle comfortes to the wylde and comfortlesse . Q . Who dyd brynge ytt Avestlye ? A . The Venetians , AVIIOO beynge grate nierchaundes , corned ffyrste fft'omme the Este ynn
Venetia , ffor the commodytye of marchaundysynge beithe Este and Weste , bey the redde and Myddlelonde sees . Q . HOAV comede ytt yu Englonde ? A . Peter Gower , a Grecian , journeyedde ffor
kunnynge yu Egypte , and yn Syria , and ynn everyche londe Avhereas the Venetians hadcle plaunted Maeonrye , Avynnynge entrance yn al Lodges of MaQonnes , he lernede muche , and retournedde , and woned yu Grecia Magna
wacksynge , and becommynge a mightye Wyseacre , and gratelyche renoAved , and her he framed a grate Lodge at Groton and maked many Maqonnes , some Avhereoffe dyd jourueye yn Fraunce , and maked many Maeonnes , Avhereffromme , yn procese
of tyme , the arte , passed yn Englonde . Q . Dothe Maeonnes discouer there Artes unto odhers ?
A . Peter GoAver , Avhenne he joumeyede to lernne , Avas ffyrste made , and aunone techedde ; evenne soe shulde all odhers be yn recht . Netheless Maqonnes hauthe alweys yu eveiyche tymie from tyme to tyme communycatedde to
Mannkynde soche of her secrettes as generallche myghte be usefulle ; they haueth keped back soch allien as shulde be harmefulle yf they commed yn euyle handes , oder soche as ue myghte be holpynge wythouten the techynges to be joynedde herwythe
in the Lodge , oder soche as do bynde the Freres more strongelyche togeder bey the proffytte , and commodytye comynge to the Confrerieherffromme ,
Q . Whatte Artes haueth the Maeconnes techedde mankynde ? A . The arts , Agricultura , Arcitectura , Astronomia , Geometria , Nnmeres , Musica , Posie , Kymistrye , Governmente , and Belygyone .
Q . HOAV commethe Mac-onnes more teaches than odher menne ? A . They hemselfe haueth allien the Arte of fyndynge neue artes , whyche arte the fyrste Maoonnes receaued from Godde ; by the Avhyche
arte they fyndethe Avhatte artes hem plesethe , and the true way of techynge the same . What odher Menne doethe ffynde aut , ys onelyche bey chance , and herfore but lytel I tro . Q . What dothe the MaQonnes concele aud byde ?
A . The concelethe the arte of fyndynge neue artes , aud thatys for here owne proffytte , and preise : they concelethe the arte of keepyng secrettes , that so the Avorlde mayethnothinge concele from them . They concelethe the arte of
Wunderwerckyne , and of forsayinge thynges to com me , that soe the same artes may not useddeof the AAyckedde to an euylle ende : thay also couceleth the arte of chaunges , the Avay of wynninge Facultye of Abrac , the skylle of becomynge
gude and parfyghte Avhythouten the holpynges of fere aud hope ; and the nniverselle longage of Maeonnes . Q . Wylle he teche me thay same artes ? A . Ye shalle be techede yff ye be Avorthye , and
able to lerne . Q . Dothe alle Maeonnes kune more than odher menne ? A . Not so . They onlyche haueth recht , and occasyonne more than odher menne to kune , but
many doeth fale yn capacity , and many more doth Avaut industrye , thatt ys per-necessary for the ganynge all . kunninge . Q . Are Maqounes gudder menne than odhers ? A . Some Maeonnes are nott so vertuous as
some odher menu ; but yn the moste parte , they be more gude than thay Avoulde be yf they Avar not Maqounes . Q . Dothe Mac-onnes love eidher odher myghtly as beeth sayde ?
A . Yea verylyche , and yt may not odherwyse be ; for gude menne , and true , kunniuge eidher odher to be soche , doeth always love the more as thay be more gude . Another distinguished Grand Master Avas
Richard Beauchamp , Bishop of Salisbury . King Henry VII . Avas also a distinguished Mason , witness the splendid chapel that still bears his name , aud in the erection of Avhich John Islip , vibbott of Westminster , and Sir Reginald Bray , acted as his Grand Wardens .
Cardinal Wolsey 7 , Thomas Cromwell , Earl of Essex , and John Toucheb Lord Andley , were successively Grand Masters . The last ecclesiastic Avho held that honour Avas Roznel , Bishop of Winchester , and it Avas about his time that the brethren ceased to be operative as well as speculative Masons . Siuce then the Craft has been ruled
over by distinguished statesmen or noblemen of high rank .. The list includes the names of Sir Thomas Sackville ; Francis Russell Earl of Bedford ; Sir Thomas Gresham HoAYard , Earl of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Retrospect Of The Past, By One Of The Craft.
herwith alle comfortes to the wylde and comfortlesse . Q . Who dyd brynge ytt Avestlye ? A . The Venetians , AVIIOO beynge grate nierchaundes , corned ffyrste fft'omme the Este ynn
Venetia , ffor the commodytye of marchaundysynge beithe Este and Weste , bey the redde and Myddlelonde sees . Q . HOAV comede ytt yu Englonde ? A . Peter Gower , a Grecian , journeyedde ffor
kunnynge yu Egypte , and yn Syria , and ynn everyche londe Avhereas the Venetians hadcle plaunted Maeonrye , Avynnynge entrance yn al Lodges of MaQonnes , he lernede muche , and retournedde , and woned yu Grecia Magna
wacksynge , and becommynge a mightye Wyseacre , and gratelyche renoAved , and her he framed a grate Lodge at Groton and maked many Maqonnes , some Avhereoffe dyd jourueye yn Fraunce , and maked many Maeonnes , Avhereffromme , yn procese
of tyme , the arte , passed yn Englonde . Q . Dothe Maeonnes discouer there Artes unto odhers ?
A . Peter GoAver , Avhenne he joumeyede to lernne , Avas ffyrste made , and aunone techedde ; evenne soe shulde all odhers be yn recht . Netheless Maqonnes hauthe alweys yu eveiyche tymie from tyme to tyme communycatedde to
Mannkynde soche of her secrettes as generallche myghte be usefulle ; they haueth keped back soch allien as shulde be harmefulle yf they commed yn euyle handes , oder soche as ue myghte be holpynge wythouten the techynges to be joynedde herwythe
in the Lodge , oder soche as do bynde the Freres more strongelyche togeder bey the proffytte , and commodytye comynge to the Confrerieherffromme ,
Q . Whatte Artes haueth the Maeconnes techedde mankynde ? A . The arts , Agricultura , Arcitectura , Astronomia , Geometria , Nnmeres , Musica , Posie , Kymistrye , Governmente , and Belygyone .
Q . HOAV commethe Mac-onnes more teaches than odher menne ? A . They hemselfe haueth allien the Arte of fyndynge neue artes , whyche arte the fyrste Maoonnes receaued from Godde ; by the Avhyche
arte they fyndethe Avhatte artes hem plesethe , and the true way of techynge the same . What odher Menne doethe ffynde aut , ys onelyche bey chance , and herfore but lytel I tro . Q . What dothe the MaQonnes concele aud byde ?
A . The concelethe the arte of fyndynge neue artes , aud thatys for here owne proffytte , and preise : they concelethe the arte of keepyng secrettes , that so the Avorlde mayethnothinge concele from them . They concelethe the arte of
Wunderwerckyne , and of forsayinge thynges to com me , that soe the same artes may not useddeof the AAyckedde to an euylle ende : thay also couceleth the arte of chaunges , the Avay of wynninge Facultye of Abrac , the skylle of becomynge
gude and parfyghte Avhythouten the holpynges of fere aud hope ; and the nniverselle longage of Maeonnes . Q . Wylle he teche me thay same artes ? A . Ye shalle be techede yff ye be Avorthye , and
able to lerne . Q . Dothe alle Maeonnes kune more than odher menne ? A . Not so . They onlyche haueth recht , and occasyonne more than odher menne to kune , but
many doeth fale yn capacity , and many more doth Avaut industrye , thatt ys per-necessary for the ganynge all . kunninge . Q . Are Maqounes gudder menne than odhers ? A . Some Maeonnes are nott so vertuous as
some odher menu ; but yn the moste parte , they be more gude than thay Avoulde be yf they Avar not Maqounes . Q . Dothe Mac-onnes love eidher odher myghtly as beeth sayde ?
A . Yea verylyche , and yt may not odherwyse be ; for gude menne , and true , kunniuge eidher odher to be soche , doeth always love the more as thay be more gude . Another distinguished Grand Master Avas
Richard Beauchamp , Bishop of Salisbury . King Henry VII . Avas also a distinguished Mason , witness the splendid chapel that still bears his name , aud in the erection of Avhich John Islip , vibbott of Westminster , and Sir Reginald Bray , acted as his Grand Wardens .
Cardinal Wolsey 7 , Thomas Cromwell , Earl of Essex , and John Toucheb Lord Andley , were successively Grand Masters . The last ecclesiastic Avho held that honour Avas Roznel , Bishop of Winchester , and it Avas about his time that the brethren ceased to be operative as well as speculative Masons . Siuce then the Craft has been ruled
over by distinguished statesmen or noblemen of high rank .. The list includes the names of Sir Thomas Sackville ; Francis Russell Earl of Bedford ; Sir Thomas Gresham HoAYard , Earl of